Window-sash holder



real-laid May 14, 1929. 1,713,026

UhllTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD F. GHAFFT-E, 01 SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE 0. M. ELDVIARDS CO. IllHl, E EYEACUSE, NEW YURK, A CORPORATION 0]? YOltK.

WINDOW'-SA$I-I HOLDER.

Application filed November 4, 1925. Serial No. 66,702.

This invention relates to window conillustrated comprises a bolt (3 slidably t uction and particularly to means for remounted in the housing a and operated by 5; lowing the sash from snug engagement with a lever 7, pivoted at h in the housing and the frame and the sill preliminary to lift having an angular arm 9 connected to the 5 ins the sash. bolt to actuate it, and having a longer arm The invention consists in the novel feaextending to the outside of the housing and tures and in the combinations and construcbeing normally arranged in juxtaposition to G0 tions hereinafter set forth and claimed. a stationary pinch handle 10, provided on liu describing thi invention reference is the housing. 10 had to the accompanying drawing in which 7 "he bolt 6 beveled 11 and it is like characters designate corresponding parts engaged or coacts with a rack 12 having a in all the views. coinplcinentary beveled face 13, the beveled 65 Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevation faces 11 and 13 being so arranged that the of a window constructioi'i embodying this bolt (5, when thrust outwardly by its spring 15 invention. 14, forces the sash against the stop 2. The

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional View construction of the sash holder thus detahcn on line 2 2 l ig'lu'e .1. scribed is old in so for as this invention is 70 Figure 3 is an inner face view of the deconcerned. tached sash iastener. Each of the units of the sash holding ldigure 4% is an edge view of the detached means is provided with sash rel using means sash fastener. i which operated when the bolt ('3 is with This window construction comprises gendrawn, and here shown this sash releas- 75 orally a window frame formed with a wining means is actuated directly by the lever 7. dow guide inchiding; an outer stop, a sash its here shown the releasing means is a movable along the frame, a combined sash pusher 15 movable through a suitable pasfastener and window releasing means arsage in the lower edge of the housing 4, ranged to normally force the sash toward with its inner end arranged in the path of 8 the stop, and when operated preliminarily the lever 7 and normally spaced therefrom, to lifting the sash to force the sash away and. witi'i its outer lower end arranged to from the stop and away from the sill of push against the sill when the lever 7 is the frame, and also edgewise away from moved toward the pinch handle 10. This the guides. The invention further includes pusher 15 as here shown is inclined out of the construction of a combiner sash fastener the vertical, that out of a vertical plane and holder whereby the sash is moved. edgeparallel. to the general plane of the sash in Wise and vertically and also at a right angle order to force the sash away from the stop to its plane when the sash fastener 1s oper- 2 and also lllClll'lQ'c am v 0111 the side edge atcd to hit the sash oft the sill. of thesash in order to torce the sash edge- 1 designates the window frame having Wise away from the guide 13, and while the outer stop 2, which forms part of the guide pushers are moving endwise they lift the 10 3 for the sash. The sash fastening and resash away from the sill thus breaking the leasing means comprises units located prefgash away from all surfa to hi h it erably at the inner lower corners of the tends to adhere. sash, each unit being of the general con- Usually the operator naturally does not struction shown in my Patent 1,34i9,04i6, operate the handle lovers 7 of the units October 10, 1920, and in my application simultaneously, but operates one lever 667, i96, tiled October 9, 1923, with a sash slightly in advance of the other. Therefore,

releasing attachment added. the pushers do not ordinarily act against Each of the units comprises a base or each other in forcing the sash edgewise but housing which inclos'es a recess 5 opening the sash is moved edgewise in one direction 50 through the inner face of the housing. The and then in the other direction. Owing to base 4 is mounted on the sash in such posithe arrangement of the pusher where it is tion as to close the open rear side of the acted upon directly by the lever 7 in contrarecess. In addition the sash fastener here diction to being actuated by a cam action V or from the bolt 6, a powerful action or 'stop, the sash fastener further comprising means for operating the holding member and a sash release arranged to press against the sill of the window frame and to be operated by the operating means ofthe holding member and comprising of a pusher inclined upwardly'out of the vertical in such direction. as to force the sash away from the outer stop.

' 2. Ina window construction the combination of a window frame formed with a guide and an outer stop, a sash movable along the guide and the stop, a sash fastener on the inner side of the sash including a holding member, a rack extending along the guide and coacting with the said member, the holding member, the rack being constructed to force the sash toward the outer stop, the sash fastener further comprising means for operating the holding member and a sash release arranged to press against the sill of the window frame and to be operated by the 7, operating means of the holding member and comprising a pusher inclined upwardly out of the vertical in such a direction as to force the sash away from the guide.

: 3. In a window construction the combination of a window frame formed with a guide and an outer stop, a sash movable along the guide and the stop, a sash fastener on the inner side of the sash including a holding member, a rack extending along the guide and coacting with the said member, the holding member and the rack being constructed to force the sash toward the outer stop, the sash fastener further comprising means for operating the holding member and a sash release arranged to press against the sill of the window frame and to be operated. by the operating means of the holding member and comprising a pusher inclined upwardly out of the vertical away from the edge and the plane of the sash.

4-. A window construction comprising a frame formed with a guide and an outer stop, a sash movable along the guide, a rack extending along the guide and the stop, sash holding mechanism including means coacting with the rack to hold the sash from movement and force the sash toward the outer stop and means for forcing the sash away from the outer stop when the sash holding means is released.

5. A window construction comprising a frame formed with a guide and an outer stop, a sash movable along the guide, a rack extending along the guide and the stop, sash holding mechanism including means coat-ting with the rack to hold the sash from movement and force the sash toward the outer stop and means for forcing the sash away from the outer stop when the sash holding means is released, said means also coacting with the sill to start the sash away from the sill.

6. A window construction comprising a frame formed with a guide and an outer stop, a sash movable along the guide, a rack extending along the guide and the stop. sash holding mechanism including means coacting with the rack to hold the sash from movement and force the sash toward the outer stop and means for forcing the sash away from the outer stop when the sash holding means is released, said means also coacting with the sill to start the sash away from the sill and comprising a pusher coacting with the sill and inclined upwardly out of the vertical away from the stop and the adjacent edge of the sash.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, at Syracuse in the county of Onondaga, and in the State of New York, this 26th day of Oct, 1924:.

EDIVARD F. CHAFFIQE.

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